Igor Kesaev

Megapolis, the company established by retail magnate Igor Kesaev and his partner Sergei Katsiev, controls 70% of Russia's cigarette market.Philip Morris and Japan Tobacco International bought 40% of Megapolis for $1.5 billion in 2013 in one of the biggest deals in the Russian consumer market.Kesaev is also chairman of fast-growing supermarket chain Dixy.He founded Mercury, which began as a food and alcohol importer, in 1991.